Body of missing Holy Cross student recovered from Conn. lake
The body of a missing College of the Holy Cross student was recovered Monday afternoon from a lake in Connecticut where his canoe capsized Saturday night, a spokesperson from the Worcester college confirmed.
Dominick Tocci, 20, was one of two Holy Cross students in a canoe that overturned on Lake Hayward in East Haddam around 9:50 p.m. on March 21.
The Holy Cross spokesperson said in an email that the college was "devastated" to learn that searchers had recovered Tocci's body.
"The prayers of the entire Holy Cross community are with Dominick's family, friends, classmates, professors and all who knew him," the spokesperson said.
Tocci's body was recovered from the lake around 3 p.m. on Monday after a multi-day search, WTNH reported . The other Holy Cross student who was canoeing with Tocci was rescued by a passing boater and taken to a hospital Saturday night.
Connecticut Environmental Conservation Police are still investigating the incident, WTNH reported. The state Chief Medical Examiner's Office will determine Tocci's manner and cause of death.
Tocci — a Woodstock, Connecticut, native — was a junior majoring in political science at Holy Cross, according to the college.
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